Question: Why Qantas Platinum is WP?

Old May 13, 2012, 6:43 pm
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Unfair to call them that, they have neither the depth, nor the warmth.
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Old May 13, 2012, 7:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Oneworldplus2
Because a small bunch of FF's had a piss up at the BNE QC (years ago, Serfty's link above) and decided to call it that, and now we are stuck with it.
Originally Posted by og
I am sure attendees would recall that it was a formal meeting - with an agenda, matters for discussion, general business and other matters as deemed appropriate at the time. Abbreviations for status levels being just one of the matters discussed.

Other QP attendees respected our presence and meeting formalities by giving us as much space as we needed - and then giving us more space as our deliberations continued until the last flight home.
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The inaugural attendees who are still active posters on FT / AFF. As far as I'm aware, this was the first AFF / FT (Australian version) Do / meetup / meeting ever^
We need a 10 year reunion anniversary meet next year!
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Old May 13, 2012, 7:56 pm
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Originally Posted by shillard
Dave, be gentle with him, not everyone is accustomed to your infectious sense of humour!
Sorry Dave but that is quote of the week so far.
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Old May 13, 2012, 8:24 pm
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Originally Posted by kpc
NM
thadocta
LindsayWilson
kpc
IainF
og
willyroo
JohnSydney2000
Bundy Bear

The inaugural attendees who are still active posters on FT / AFF. As far as I'm aware, this was the first AFF / FT (Australian version) Do / meetup / meeting ever^
We need a 10 year reunion anniversary meet next year!
10 years, has it been that long, also that LindsayWilson character I haven't seen posting on FT in a long time.
Also don't forget the space between Bundy and Bear.

And to scare a few of us I still have the print out from the whiteboard.

Originally Posted by turtlemichael

Originally Posted by shillard
Dave, be gentle with him, not everyone is accustomed to your infectious sense of humour!
Sorry Dave but that is quote of the week so far.
@:-)
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Old May 13, 2012, 10:13 pm
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Thanks Bundy Bear for pointing out this thread to me, I don't come to FT as often as I aught (or once did).

Most of the posters here have done a fine job in plumbing the background of the meeting. I was previously spammed by somebody that obviously didn't like my posting in a "Only Randy Peterson" thread, so much so that I was getting ~500 spam emails a day.

Thus QF WP was born and I think it safe to say IIRC, that it was thadocta that coined the phrase in a good natured way to me. Thus we quickly came up with names for the other levels.

Ah, those were the days. Catching up with one of the other inaugural members today, so I shall point out this thread to him as well.
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Old May 13, 2012, 10:17 pm
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Originally Posted by shillard
Dave, be gentle with him, not everyone is accustomed to your infectious sense of humour!
Originally Posted by turtlemichael
Sorry Dave but that is quote of the week so far.
Originally Posted by shillard
Unfair to call them that, they have neither the depth, nor the warmth.
Damn right there turtlemichael :-:. shillard you now owe me for a new laptop, this one has teastains on the screen and a barely working keyboard .
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Old May 13, 2012, 11:07 pm
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Originally Posted by VH-RMD
you should hear what we call those with Chairman's Lounge status....
Yes I should. What are they?

PM me if it's too rude/inappropriate/funny please.
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Old May 13, 2012, 11:09 pm
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Originally Posted by QF WP
..........you now owe me for a new laptop, this one has teastains on the screen and a barely working keyboard .
at least an iPad screen can be easily cleaned .....
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Old May 15, 2012, 2:22 am
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Because DYKWIAP takes too long to type out.
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Old May 15, 2012, 4:50 am
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Originally Posted by Stephen65
Because DYKWIAP takes too long to type out.
Or DYKIAP... if I read what you mean properly?

Not all WPs are DYKWIA kind of people though.
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Old May 19, 2012, 1:25 am
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Originally Posted by Bundy Bear
10 years, has it been that long, also that LindsayWilson character I haven't seen posting on FT in a long time.
Also don't forget the space between Bundy and Bear.

And to scare a few of us I still have the print out from the whiteboard.
@:-)
Holy cr*p - I still remember this quite well - http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/qanta...-status-2.html

How time flies ...
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Old May 22, 2012, 6:23 pm
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Originally Posted by kpc
NM
thadocta
LindsayWilson
kpc
IainF
og
willyroo
JohnSydney2000
BundyBear


The inaugural attendees who are still active posters on FT / AFF. As far as I'm aware, this was the first AFF / FT (Australian version) Do / meetup / meeting ever^

We need a 10 year reunion anniversary meet next year!
I mentioned it to IainF, whom I saw yesterday. He was surprised that it has been 10 years. I'm in for a "where are we now"

Getting JohnSydney2000 in Australia for any length of time may be a challenge ...
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Old May 22, 2012, 7:00 pm
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Originally Posted by QF WP
I mentioned it to IainF, whom I saw yesterday. He was surprised that it has been 10 years. I'm in for a "where are we now"

Getting JohnSydney2000 in Australia for any length of time may be a challenge ...
Pick me please QF WP
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Old May 22, 2012, 7:08 pm
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Think I'll make it a separate thread
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Old May 27, 2012, 2:30 am
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Originally Posted by kamiao
Or DYKIAP... if I read what you mean properly?

Not all WPs are DYKWIA kind of people though.
Quite true, their are the WP1s and CLers.
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